NVMe cable routingFigure 359. Cable routing when two processors installed Figure 360. Cable routing when one processor installedFrom To From To1 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5 1 Onboard: PCIe 9 1 Backplane 2: NVMe 4-5 1 Onboard: PCIe 22 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7 2 Onboard: PCIe 10, 11 2 Backplane 2: NVMe 6-7 2 Onboard: PCIe 1One 8 x SAS/SATA and one 8 x NVMe backplanesThis section provides cable routing information for the server model with one 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA and one8 x 2.5-inch NVMe front backplanes.To connect power cables for the front backplane(s), refer to “Backplanes: server models with 2.5-inch frontdrive bays” on page 312.To connect signal cables for the front backplane(s), refer to the following cable routing scenarios dependingon your server configuration.• “8i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 355• “Riser 5 + OCP interposer cards + 8i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 357• “Riser 3/4/5 + 8i RAID/HBA adapter + Retimer card” on page 3598i RAID/HBA adapterThe following shows the cable connections for the front (8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe)configuration with one 8i RAID/HBA adapter.To connect the processor interconnection cable when two processors are installed, see “Processorinterconnection cable routing” on page 311.Chapter 6. Internal cable routing 355